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I have a craftsman 109 nead a new motor. I was thinking about put In a 12v 2hp dc VARIABLE SPEED treadmill motor .whtat do you think. think.
 
hayman said:
I have a craftsman 109 nead a new motor. I was thinking about put In a 12v 2hp dc VARIABLE SPEED treadmill motor .whtat do you think. think.
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A 12V treadmill motor? That's quite unusual. Did you mean to write 120V?
 
yes 120v dc permanent magnet motor my key board is not working good.
 
You don't need that much motor. But It should work out fine.:thumbsup: Lot's of people going that rout now a day's. Good luck and Post pic as you go. we like pics. And a good write up of how you did it.:whistle:
 
When it comes to motor size, if some is good, more is usually worse, not better. An honest 2 HP is grossly over the strength of the other components in an AA machine.

Robert D.
 
For the size of a 2hp treadmill motor that can't be near as strong as a 2hp 3 phase motor. It is over kill BUT he should be fine. I would love to have one of those on my 12" 101. and my G0704 mill.
 
Well, if the 2HP treadmill motor is not as strong as the 2HP 3-phase motor, it is overrated. Which in this case is good.

Robert
 
wa5cab said:
Well, if the 2HP treadmill motor is not as strong as the 2HP 3-phase motor, it is overrated. Which in this case is good.

Robert
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Yes thay are way overrated like my 6hp shop vac.:roflmao:
 
wa5cab said:
Well, if the 2HP treadmill motor is not as strong as the 2HP 3-phase motor, it is overrated. Which in this case is good.

Robert
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The 2hp 3-phase motor is designed to deliver 2hp continuously and reliably for years and to handle substantial overloads for short periods. The treadmill motor is designed to deliver an absolute maximum of 2hp for short periods. Provide it with plenty of cooling and don't ask it to deliver more than 1hp for more than a minute or so at a time and it will do ok in a light duty application such as a home shop.
 
Motor longevity is not what would worry me. If it can deliver 2HP for as long as 100 mSec it can do some serious damage to such a lightweight machine. People who overpower machinery are like those who overpower automobiles - just asking for a disaster.

Robert D.
 
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